Sunday, March 8, 2015

The Bark salutes best places to work 2015 — leading dog-friendly companies honored

In some workplaces, lucky employees are offered a range of benefits
— juice bars, daycare, climbing gyms — but, for The Bark magazine staff, those
that top the charts open their doors and cubes to dogs.

And for those firms who submitted entries to the publication’s second
annual “Bark’s Best Place to Work”contest, it’s
also a matter of pride. Across the country, companies large and small are
proudly flying the dog flag, and that’s a good thing.

The winners were chosen by a panel of judges based on a
canine-friendly workspace, dog-driven work policies, and dedication to humane
causes.

The winners are:

--Trupanion, Seattle, Wash.
/ 400 employees, 227 cats and dogs: The a pet insurance company provides its
employees with a bunch of pet-related benefits, including a free pet insurance
policy with an enhancement that covers alternative therapies, a dog-walking
service, baby gates and tethers at every cubicle, and a dedicated Pet Team made
up of employees with veterinary, training and behavior expertise who provide
guidance and review pet incidents.

--Etsy, Brooklyn, N.Y. / 600
employees, 50 dogs: Etsy’s dog-friendly policy, which has been in place from
the e-commerce site’s beginning in 2005, allows employees’ dogs to wander at
will through the company’s headquarters in Brooklyn’s
Dumbo neighborhood.

--Archer>malmo, Memphis,
Tenn. / 160 employees, 25 dogs: The
advertising/marketing agency has been welcoming dogs to the office for the last
15 of its 60-plus years. This Memphis firm’s open (dog) door policy began in
the late 1990s as part of “Bring Your Dog to Work” day; before long, dogs at
work were the rule rather than the exception.

Dogs in the workplace mean reduced employee stress, increased
employee satisfaction and a positive work environment. Not to mention an option
to lighten up with a little puppy love when things get harried.

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